An Order of St John group of four awarded to Corps Superintendent F. A. Herbert, Kent St. John Ambulance Brigade

- Officer of The Most Venerable Order of St John of Jerusalem
- Defence Medal 1939-45
- Civil Defence LS&GC. Home service 1st type (1961-68)
- St. John Ambulance Brigade Service Medal. With 3 x further service clasps (43257. Cps./Supt. F. A. Herbert. Kent S.J.A.B. 1950.)

Medals Verification: Medal rolls for the Defence and Civil Defence Medals or the SJAB Service Medal are not accessible in the public domain as of 2026. The 'Service Medal' confirmed as entitled / awarded per below cited source:

- Officer of The Most Venerable Order of St John of Jerusalem
- Defence Medal 1939-45: Awarded for 3 years voluntary 'Home Service' with Civil Defence or qualifying Voluntary Medical Services
- Civil Defence LS&GC: Instituted 1961 & awarded for 15 years service 
- St. John Ambulance Brigade Service Medal. With 3 x further service clasps (43257. Cps./Supt. F. A. Herbert. Kent S.J.A.B. 1950.)

Numerous mentions of the presence of Corps Superintendent F. A. Herbert at SJAB gatherings / events in Kent in the period circa 1950-65, are contained in various local Kent newspapers. For example see the 'Kent Messenger' issue of 25 July 1952, that contains the below extract - cited in part -  pertaining to the recipients award of the Service Medal:

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ST. JOHN PARADE AND INSPECTION

Nearly 500 St. John Ambulance Brigade members from Ashford, Tenterden, Maidstone, Boughton, Lenham. Willesborough, Edenbridge, Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells and Sevenoaks Divisions, paraded at South Park, Maidstone, on Sunday, for the annual inspection of No.2 Area, Kent S.J.A.B., by the Commissioner-in-Chief for Great Britain (Lt-General Sir Otto Lund).

After the parade and inspection there was a presentation ceremony when Long Service Medals - for 15 years or more in the brigade - were handed to Corps Superintendent F. A. Herbert (Maidstone).........

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The medals mounted in the swing-style and as-worn by the recipient. The white metal mounting bar retaining its original long hinged pin & clasp fittings

The St. John insignia with enamel damage, thus GF

Condition: Mostly better than VF 

Code: 26114